One In Four Private Tenants Kicked Out For No Reason

A quarter of tenants have been kicked out of their homes at the whim of their landlords and through no fault of their own. Private renters across Britain lack legal protections from so-called “no fault” eviction where a landlord decides to move them on without having to give a reason. A survey of UK private renters by BMG Research found that 27 per cent of current and past private tenants had been evicted by a landlord who wanted to sell, refurbish, or change the use of a property, or because of a rent increase. The most common reasons for tenants losing their home are the landlord deciding to sell up (14 per cent) or raising the rent so high it becomes unaffordable to remain (7 per cent). Read more on the Independent website.